Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.8° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
107
104
82
85
69
40
17
9
14
14
9
9
26
23
14
21
21
11
17
16
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:40PM1.59m
12:09PM1.65m
00:20AM1.55m
12:53PM1.62m
1:01AM1.51m
1:40PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.25m
6:11PM0.37m
6:23AM0.33m
6:56PM0.42m
7:04AM0.40m
7:46PM0.47m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
10
10
9
13
15
15
13
9
9
8
7
11
15
16
16
13
11
9
8
12
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
9
7
6
2
3
2
1
5
9
10
13
11
8
6
5
10
12
12
12
12
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